On the mechanisms of differential-mode to common-mode conversion in the broadband over power line (BPL) frequency band

Author

Vukicevic, Ana ; Rubinstein, Marcos ; Rachidi, Farhad ; Bermudez, José-Luis

Author_Institution

EMC Group, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne

fYear

2006

fDate

Feb. 27 2006-March 3 2006

Firstpage

658

Lastpage

661

Abstract

The conversion between the common and the differential modes is of great importance in the transmission of data over poorly balanced cables such as electrical wiring. In this paper, we have studied some of the mechanisms involved in this conversion, both experimentally and theoretically. The results show that along-the-line variations in the line parameters be it gradual or abrupt, are responsible for part of the common mode in electric cables. Asymmetries at the source are also responsible for part of the common mode conversion and they can be dominant in certain cases

Keywords

broadband networks; carrier transmission on power lines; power cables; broadband; common-mode conversion; differential-mode; electric cables; line parameters; power line frequency band; Broadband communication; Cables; Circuits; Conducting materials; Delta modulation; Electromagnetic compatibility; Frequency conversion; Modems; Power line communications; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2006. EMC-Zurich 2006. 17th International Zurich Symposium on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

3-9522990-3-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMCZUR.2006.215020

Filename

1629710